Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

As a fourth-tier demon beast, the Earth Dragon Beast was already quite intelligent, and it immediately felt a great threat when it was being stared at like this.

It roared softly, opened its mouth and spat out a pillar of fire, the scorching flames shooting into the sky and rushing straight at Hutu.

Hu Tu laughed heartily upon seeing this. With his flying sword in hand, he unleashed two sword strikes, their sword energies overlapping to form a cross, breaking through the pillar of fire that pressed down relentlessly.

The sword's aura was menacing, slicing through the earth dragon beast's thick scales and revealing two bloody gashes.

A small test made this fourth-tier demon beast realize that the humans in front of it were not the ants who fled in panic. Seeing that the other party was about to attack again, the earth dragon beast was unwilling to continue the entanglement and turned to rush into the Flamefire Valley.

"Where do you think you're going!" Hu Tu shouted. He had come here today for this very thing, so why was he letting this prey go so easily?

"Sword Light Shadow Splitting Technique!"

Hu Tu pointed at the flying sword, and the sword energy on the sword surged instantly, splitting into dozens of invisible sword shadows that slashed out from all directions.

With both its path forward and backward blocked, the earth dragon beast's thick scales could not withstand a high-grade spiritual weapon flying sword. Soon, several deep wounds appeared on its body, revealing the bone.

Roar!

Having suffered a great loss, the earth dragon slammed its claw on the ground, raised its head, and roared.

The ground was shaking violently, and large amounts of soil and rocks rose up, forming layers of stone shells that wrapped its body like flower petals.

"Did you think I couldn't do anything to you just because you created a tortoise shell?" Hu Tu sneered. He poured his magic power into the flying sword and then tossed it above his head. The sword grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Three meters... five meters... ten meters

Greatsword Technique!

Hu Tu pointed, and the giant sword descended from the sky. The sharp sword energy and powerful spiritual pressure were truly terrifying. Before the sword even landed, cracks appeared in the stone shell that enveloped the earth dragon beast.

Under the terrified gaze of the earth dragon beast, the giant sword slashed down from mid-air.

A mournful cry was heard, blood splattered everywhere, and a head the size of a water vat flew high into the air.

The fourth-tier earth dragon beast was slain!

"Wow, that's impressive." Xiao Ming looked at the elusive Wuyifang Master with surprise and disbelief.

This person killed a fourth-tier demonic beast so easily; he is probably no ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

With the Earth Dragon Beast killed, the other demonic beasts were immediately terrified and, under the pressure of the Foundation Establishment cultivator, all fled back to the depths of Flamefire Valley.

"The sect leader is too strong!"

"The shop master is awesome!"

Cheers erupted from the crowd.

Hearing the cheers and praises of the crowd, Master Hu was naturally a little proud, but on the surface he still maintained the calm and composed demeanor of a wise man.

His gaze swept over the crowd below, and Master Hu spoke calmly, "Where did this earth dragon beast come from? Does anyone know any clues?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Hu Fangzhu was not surprised to see this. These weak miners usually only dared to wander around the edge of Yanhuo Valley and could not even defeat those Qi-refining monsters.

If one had actually come into close contact with this earth dragon beast, they would have been killed by a single swipe of its claw.

Anyway, he was just asking casually and didn't expect to get any real clues.

Moreover, obtaining the corpse of this fourth-tier demon beast is already a huge gain.

He couldn't be bothered with anything else; going back to his secluded cultivation was the most important thing.

Master Hu was unaware that Shi Huai was dead, but even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared; he could simply promote another outer disciple.

There are plenty of mere Qi Refining disciples in the sect.

Amidst the crowd, Xiao Ming watched as Master Hu's disappearing light vanished into the distance, and his heart suddenly stirred with excitement.

"He doesn't know about the cave dwelling; this is an opportunity."

With that thought in mind, Xiao Ming quietly left the crowd and entered the valley again.

Based on his previous memories, he quickly found the location of the cave.

Because the terrain was completely destroyed by the Earth Dragon Beast, the magic array barrier at the entrance was also damaged.

Xiao Ming picked up one of the small flags used for setting up the array. Although it was damaged, it was still a complete set of arrays at the Foundation Establishment level. If it could be repaired in the future, it would be a huge profit.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming put away all the small flags used for decoration outside.

The cave entrance was covered by rubble, so Xiao Ming had to take out his flying sword and clear a path.

Accompanied by several streaks of cyan sword light, Xiao Ming broke through the last layer of stone wall and re-entered the cave.

The place has been reduced to ruins, with loose rocks constantly falling from above, making it seem like a second collapse could happen at any moment.

A faint smell of blood wafted through the stifling air. Xiao Ming turned to the side and saw a corpse hanging from a stone spike not far away.

"Uncle Ye!" Xiao Ming's expression changed, and he rushed over.

You can see that the huge stone spike pierced through Ye Lin's chest, and a lot of blood flowed down the stone spike to the ground, where it had completely congealed.

Ye Lin has been dead for a long time.

With a long sigh, Xiao Ming put Ye Lin's body down.

He then circled around again and found the bodies of Wei Niang and Hu Zi.

"Dead, all dead!"

Xiao Ming's nose felt a little sore.

Just then, a groan suddenly came from not far away.

Xiao Ming turned around and saw a huge black centipede crawling out from among the rubble.

This centipede was in a pitiful state; half of its body had been severed, but its tentacles were still dragging along an old, frail figure.

"Old Mo!" Xiao Ming hurriedly ran over.

Earlier, when Elder Mo failed to escape in his spirit boat, it blocked the first wave of impact before it shattered. In addition, the winged centipede stood in front of him, which prevented Elder Mo from dying on the spot.

Even so, Old Mo's condition at this moment is quite bad.

His entire chest was caved in, and his internal organs were ruptured.

"Old Mo, you must hold on! I'll get you out of here!"

"Don't bother, I understand my situation," Old Mo said weakly, waving his hand.

"Xiao Ming, I never expected you to survive."

"Perhaps my cultivation level was too low, and that earth dragon beast wasn't interested in me, which is why I was able to escape using the Earth Escape Talisman," Xiao Ming said vaguely.

Upon hearing this, Old Mo simply smiled and didn't bother to ask any further questions.

"I don't have much time left. Come closer, I have some things I want to entrust to you before I die."

"Tell me, Elder Mo. As long as it's within my power, I will do my best to fulfill my mission," Xiao Ming said earnestly.

"That's excellent." Old Mo nodded with a smile.

"Listen to me, I..."

Just as Xiao Ming was listening attentively, he saw Old Mo suddenly open his mouth wide, and a green ball of light suddenly shot out, flying straight towards Xiao Ming's face.

The ball of light was moving too fast for Xiao Ming to react.

"This is... possession!"

When the word flashed through his mind, Xiao Ming was both shocked and furious.

The seventh level of Qi Refining is far superior to the fourth level of Qi Refining, which is a crushing defeat in terms of strength.

However, just when Xiao Ming thought he was going to die, a jade pendant in his arms suddenly lit up automatically, forming a protective aura.

The green orb of light collided with the protective aura, but it was unable to break through for a moment and was bounced back.

The method of possession suffered a backlash, and Old Mo spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura becoming even weaker.

Just as he caught his breath, he discovered that Xiao Ming had already distanced himself from him, and a cyan flying sword was pressed against his forehead.

If he makes any unusual move, the flying sword will strike and annihilate him, body and soul.

"A protective artifact that can be activated on its own... it seems my defeat wasn't unjustified," Old Mo said with a bitter laugh.